Ed Sullivan Theater Vandal Debuts New Excuse

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: A taxi drives past the exterior of "Late Show with David Letterman" at the Ed Sullivan Theatre as people look on October 16, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Photo: Bryan Bedder/2008 Getty Images

When 23-year-old James Whittemore drunkenly kicked in the glass doors of the historic Ed Sullivan Theater and urinated on the floor in 2011, he said he was just having a “rough day.” Then he blamed it on the alcohol. On Wednesday he was back in court for allegedly punching a homeless man who he says got “in my face” on a Harlem A-train platform. “I lost it,” says Whittemore. “It’s the Irish in me.” Hey man, if you’re just into hitting things, you can tell us.